by Alisha Renee

Like most teenage girls, I used to daydream about my future husband… I looked forward to the day when my love story would finally begin. Little did I know that ‘Chapter one’ would begin months before I first stared into the eyes of my husband-to-be.

by Emma (18)

I’ve found that this world does have some shiny things to offer—partying, wealth, beauty, ‘perfect relationships’, popularity, travelling, and more. Not all bad things, but some of these things I became reluctant to drop, even when I began hearing Jesus’ gentle no.

by Alisha Renee

God is not hard to please. He’s really not. When He breathed life into You, it’s because He wanted you here. He delights in You. Not because of what You do, but simply because You are His.

by Alisha Renee

I’m on my L plates when it comes to friendship. As someone who loves to achieve and excel, this is one area of my life where I feel like I’m still on training wheels. Thankfully, I’ve had some great teachers. These haven’t been wise senseis or fancy counselors, they’ve been my friends.

by Tamsin (43)

I had no idea that I had been believing a lie for so long. And I didn’t realise how believing that lie was affecting my life in so many areas.

by Rachel (16)

I read books daily. I love reading books. I love the adventure a book takes me on to help me escape the horrible day I might be having. But I never knew that reading a book in 2017 would not only change my faith life, it would also impact the lives of others in my community.

by Emma (15)

I was asleep when the earth underneath me started to roar. My heart began to quiver. I jolted up, and a wail leaped from my throat. I didn’t even know what was happening. It felt like a dream, a nightmare. And I was terrified.

by Grace (17)

No one really knew all the insecurities I had. I didn't really have a dad growing up and always thought I was never enough, not worth a lot. I believed being ‘good enough’ was for everyone else, but not really for me.

by Alisha Renee

Connection with the Father is cultivated in quiet. Only when the demands of the day are silenced by a deliberate choice to move them aside can our hearts lean in to listen…

by Sharlene (48)

I needed to learn how to stop, live in the moment, and experience the peace that comes from embracing life for what it is, and allowing joy to infuse me. This is what God intended for us. I needed to stop taking on things that were never mine to take on.

by Alisha Renee

When we are afraid, we hide. We hide our gifts, we hide our smile, we hide our words, and we hide the passion that quietly burns in our soul. When we hide these things, we also hide life, we hide light, and we hide the truth that the Spirit of God may use to set someone free.

by Abbie (15)

‘You know that everyone actually hates you, right? No one likes you; they’re just nice to your face.’ A close friend said this to me, and for a long time words like these affected me.

by Alisha Renee

I yelled. Like really yelled. This was definitely not one of my finest parenting moments. Built up frustration burst like a dam, spewing a torrent of words I didn’t even know were brewing. And I felt ashamed. What a mess.

by Ruth (38)

…I have no recollection of the drive home from my beautiful sister’s wedding that day, as only four days earlier, the man I had intended to marry had been torn from my life in a tragic event which now shrouded my life in darkness and left me broken.

by Alisha Renee

Sometimes I compare myself to people. More often though, my struggle is most intense when I compare myself to the person I think I should be. This ideal image of who I should be has taunted me for most of my life, and the area it has affected me most is in my role as a mum.

by Sophie (19)

When I was 16, I was involved in two car accidents within six months… After the second accident, I was super confused, and I was frustrated with God. I thought how could you let this terrible thing happen to me again?

by Alisha Renee

When I wonder where God is, I pick up a stone…These memorial stones are reminders of the ‘undeniably God’ moments in my life…So please, come sit with me, because I’d love to share some of my ‘undeniably God’ moments with you.

by Heidi (15)

As a young teenage girl, I always struggled with self-image… I questioned if I would ever be good enough or ever live up to society's expectations of women. The fear of not being enough started to get to me. I was letting society shape me.

by Tamsin

I rode a rollercoaster of emotions. I was surprised to find out that I was pregnant with our third baby. Surprise, and a bit of shock, soon turned to excited expectation. Then, at 14 weeks into my pregnancy, the midwife couldn’t hear a heartbeat.

by Evee (13)

Having grown up in the church, I’ve heard many stories about ‘big moments’ where God worked incredible miracles, and people's lives were turned around. These stories are amazing! But for several years, I was waiting for God to perform an incredible miracle in my life.